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Fintech Coro Global Inc launches app allowing users to make payments & save in gold

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COVID-19 has raised serious questions about the stability of the current financial system. Stock markets have plummeted, currencies have dropped...

Technology

Abartys Health launches platform that enables faster patient access to coronavirus test results in US

Jeffrey Kitt7 months ago

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Puerto Rico-based Abartys Health launches an online platform that offers US patients real-time access to their coronavirus test results (and...

Social Media

Facebook News looks to be just another brick in the echo chamber wall

Tim Hinchliffe1 year ago

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Facebook News launches in the US today in an attempt to help the media industry and democracy, but it appears...

Technology

DARPA wants to launch rapid payloads into space on a whim

Tim Hinchliffe2 years ago

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The DARPA Launch Challenge aims to demonstrate the ability to launch payloads to orbit on extremely short notice, with no prior...

Web

Tech in DC online magazine is born out of Espacio media incubator

Tim Hinchliffe2 years ago

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Colombia-based media incubator Espacio announces the launch of Tech in DC, an online magazine covering innovation, policy, and economics. The...

Web

Espacio media incubator launches Argentina Reports news publication in English

Tim Hinchliffe2 years ago

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Media incubator Espacio announces the launch of Argentina Reports. Argentina Reports is an up-and-coming English language news source for Argentina....

Business

Espacio incubator launches AppleManía covering Apple news for Latin America

Tim Hinchliffe3 years ago

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Today the Espacio Media Incubator officially announces the launch of its latest news publication in the Spanish language, AppleManía, covering...

Entertainment

The Sociable’s media incubator Espacio announces launch of new publication- En Serie

The Sociable3 years ago

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Espacio announced this morning the launch of their newest project, En Serie. The online publication will be focused on keeping up...

Web

Spotify competitor, Rdio, launches in Ireland and other countries

Darren McCarra8 years ago

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Music streaming service, and Spotify competitor, Rdio has launched in Ireland and six other countries.

Technology

Netflix’s Nordic launch is only a few months away

Piers Dillon Scott8 years ago

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Nexflix will launch in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland by the end of 2012 but won't be called on an official release data just yet.

Me (trying to) play Angry Birds on Facebook

Gaming

Angry Birds arrives on Facebook, goodbye productivity

Darren McCarra9 years ago

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Angry Birds, the multi-platform and highly addictive game developed by Finnish company Rovio, has launched on Facebook with brand new power-ups and platform-exclusive levels.

Web

Netflix officially launches in the UK and Ireland with one-month free trial

Darren McCarra9 years ago

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Netflix, the film and TV episode streaming service, has officially launched in the United Kingdom and Ireland as of today, complete with one-month free trial. While some users reported early access to the service yesterday, both netflix.co.uk and netflix.ie are officially available from this morning.

Mobile

Next Tuesday’s iPhone 5 event confirmed

Emma Clark9 years ago

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The day many have been waiting for is finally here - Apple has officially confirmed the iPhone 5 release announcement will be held in Cupertino next Tuesday, October 4th.

Leaked images of an iPhone 5 case suggest it will have an aluminum back

Mobile

Apple to announce two new iPhones next month

Darren McCarra9 years ago

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It's been over one month since we published our last iPhone 5 rumour so here's something to feed fan-boys' appetites. Apple will launch two new iPhones next month; an improved specification iPhone 4 and a new "tear-drop" shaped iPhone 5.

Brains Byte Back

The weekly podcast looking at how our brains, psychology, and society are impacted by the ever-evolving technology that surrounds us. Every Monday we bring you the best stories and guests from around the world relating to technology, psychology, and society.

According to a poll taken earlier this year, 1 in 8 Australians believe that Bill Gates and 5G are responsible for COVID-19. While this might sound ludicrous to 7 out of 8 of us, conspiracy theories can have a genuine impact in the real world. For example, according to Business Insider, 77 5G towers across the UK have been set on fire due to a conspiracy theory that links 5G technology to COVID-19. Additionally, 5G workers have been subject to abuse as a result of these beliefs.

To understand why these conspiracy theories receive such strong support from groups of people across the world, we are joined by Dr. Jessica Micono and Dr. David Morelos, hosts of “Psychology After Dark,” a podcast examining the dark side of psychology and the human experience, including criminal behavior, psychopaths, and cults, to name a few.

In this episode, we dissect the psychology of conspiracy theories advocates. Based on the article “Why People Believe in Conspiracy Theories” by Kendra Cherry, we break down the three main psychological motivations for beliefs in conspiracy theories; a need for understanding and consistency (epistemic), a need for control (existential), a need to belong or feel special (social).

We also discuss how confirmation bias impacts our belief systems, the legal implications of sovereign citizens’ beliefs, and MK Ultra, the conspiracy theory turned real-life story.